The whole thing started as a joke. Brett Joyce, president of Rogue Ales, told KPTV on Sunday that the folks at Rogue Ales had been trying to harvest a new yeast strain from their hop yard for some time, but with little success.

Then the thought occurred to Joyce, "Why not look for a different place that might have some magic yeast in it?"

Brewery employees took nine follicles from Maier's beard, which Maier says has not been shaved since 1978.

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